PIAGGIO MP3 500 i.e. SPORT, Service Station Manual

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SWINGING ARM FITTING
Name Torque in Nm
Part 1 98 ÷ 118
Part 3 5 ÷ 7
Part 4 88.5 ÷ 108
Part 5 54 ÷ 60
Bolt for swinging arm, engine side / swinging arm, frame side 32.5 ÷ 40
Shock absorbers
Removal
Proceed as follows:
- place the scooter on its centre stand;
- lift the engine a little with a jack so as to free the
two shock absorbers;
- remove the exhaust silencer;
- undo the shock absorber spring assembly clamp-
ing screw from the support fixed to the engine on
the one side and from that fixed to the muffler on
the other;
- unscrew the two upper nuts (one on each side)
fixing the shock absorber spring assembly to the
frame and remove the shock absorbers.
MP3 500 i.e. SPORT Business_LT_ ABS-ASR_EU_USA (2015)
Suspensions
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